Worse Things Happen at Sea
A British idiom, meaning "there are much worse things than this". Probably owing its origin to the reputation of the sea as a place of disasters, wrecks and death.
Native English speakers offer another interpretation, that's to say "It is not that bad". This is a more optimistic interpretation.
This reminds me of the Engineer's Consolation, namely
"you can't fall off the floor" .
Taken From The Santander to Portsmouth ferry.
Worse Things Happen at Sea
A British idiom, meaning "there are much worse things than this". Probably owing its origin to the reputation of the sea as a place of disasters, wrecks and death.
Native English speakers offer another interpretation, that's to say "It is not that bad". This is a more optimistic interpretation.
This reminds me of the Engineer's Consolation, namely
"you can't fall off the floor" .
Taken From The Santander to Portsmouth ferry.